Boise, 10.14.2020Pure Americana! Much of residential Boise has tree-lined streets bordering sidewalks flanked by modest, well-kept homes. In the 50's, 60's and 70's these streets must have been bustling with neighbors chatting with neighbors, kids on bicycles racing up and down the sidewalks and kids walking home from school for lunch. Boise city council enacted a law that now requires developers to include trees in all new landscapes that contribute to fall colo...

Boise 10.13.2020 What could have been an underwhelming day worked itself into a truly lovely experience. Central Idaho is known for agricultural industry. Jeff told us some of the largest crops grown here are onions, potatoes, sugar beets and hops. From a distance, he said, hops look a bit like large grapes but grow on tall utility pole trellises. We thought . . . this we must see. We picked up Jeff, made a quick stop for a couple of breakfast biscuits and head...

Boise, Idaho - October 12, 2020 Well, I've never been to Spain but I've been to Oklahoma … think Three Dog Night. But wait, yes we have! We have been to Spain. We just can't return there right now or virtually anywhere outside the USA and Mexico at this time. Stan and I, as much of the rest of the world, have been held captive by Covid 19. Like so many, we have tried to make the best of it. While we have been holed up in the state of Georgia since late M...